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a brave and dedicated american. but it will be a long time before we forget chris stevens. he will stand as a shining example of patriotism and love of country. chris stevens was not unaware of the danger he faced. but he went forward and did his job with a smile, a love of his country, and love of the country where he was serving. i cannot be more proud of ambassador chris stevens. >> mr. president, i think my friend from arizona for his very eloquent statement. i associate myself with -- it was no accident that these violent extremists launched this attack on the american consulate in tripoli on 9/11, on september 11, a day of infamy in our history, a day in which people in our country and really around the world were commemorating the worst terrorist attack in our history, september 11, 2001. those who perpetrated the attack on the conflict -- consulate that resulted in our ambassador created anens' death act of barbarism that they hope will sow fear and hatred between americans and muslims, just as osama bin lad
a brave and dedicated american. but it will be a long time before we forget chris stevens. he will stand as a shining example of patriotism and love of country. chris stevens was not unaware of the danger he faced. but he went forward and did his job with a smile, a love of his country, and love of the country where he was serving. i cannot be more proud of ambassador chris stevens. >> mr. president, i think my friend from arizona for his very eloquent statement. i associate myself with...
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we will not forget the rescue workers or the sacrifice of the brave men and women of our man's armed forces, state department, intelligence committee who have made the world safer. determination carry us through those dark days. we will not forgot the way our nation fought back. >> cardinal edward egan talks about going to st. vincent's hospital that morning. he found itself standing with two doctors. one of them was visibly shaken. if family members of his was in the towers on a high floor. the cardinal passed the young doctor if he would like to go somewhere and talk. the doctor said, no, i'm a doctor and this is my place. everyone stood their ground. everyone stood their place. the patriots who banded together in the sky over shanksville to save this capital and these steps. the volunteers who raised their hands and said, "i will go and i will fight overseas in perilous conditions." the good samaritans who lined up to give blood and ask, what can i do? and people on their knees in prayers. everybody kept their place. that is the heart and core of the american people. that is the b
we will not forget the rescue workers or the sacrifice of the brave men and women of our man's armed forces, state department, intelligence committee who have made the world safer. determination carry us through those dark days. we will not forgot the way our nation fought back. >> cardinal edward egan talks about going to st. vincent's hospital that morning. he found itself standing with two doctors. one of them was visibly shaken. if family members of his was in the towers on a high...
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if they are brave enough. generally, the u.n. pushes it off. very rarely have they ever sent away -- he might be one of the only two examples and the thousands of cases where someone has been prosecuted. host: why were the folks saying they were tough on this stuff? guest: whenever you do an interview or use it to a person, you say, they did it. they know how to handle it. you say, they are on top of it. at the end of the day, nothing happens. you hear them say, zero tolerant. probably 15 times. yes, they continue unabated. the rhetoric in no way matches the action on the ground. host: can you get through all of the stories and figures out what the budget is? guest: the other thing about the u.n. that is unbelievable, it is meant to represent all nations on the earth. it should be one of the most current parent organizations on the planet. the reality is, it is one of the most opaque. it is difficult to get any hard information. peace in these together, the budget is roughly in 2008, 2009, 2010, the last number we had, it was $24 billion. host:
if they are brave enough. generally, the u.n. pushes it off. very rarely have they ever sent away -- he might be one of the only two examples and the thousands of cases where someone has been prosecuted. host: why were the folks saying they were tough on this stuff? guest: whenever you do an interview or use it to a person, you say, they did it. they know how to handle it. you say, they are on top of it. at the end of the day, nothing happens. you hear them say, zero tolerant. probably 15...
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of the man that was killed while bravely fighting the gunman. it was not the american dream of the two brothers in the community. their family came to america for the first time for their funeral. and it was not the american dream of the others who were injured in the massacre. he may never fully recover from his malta gunshot wounds. we ate for our loved ones. -- ache for our loved ones. our heads held high. our mother was it about sikh. like all sikhs, she was born to live in a state of high spirits and optimism. like her, my brother and i work every day to be in a state of high spirits and optimism. we know that we are not alone. many people have sent us letters, attended a vigils, and given us their support. the mayor and police chief, wisconsin's governor, the president and first lady. senators, i came here today to ask the government to give my mother did monday. they do not -- dignity. they do not track hate crimes against sikhs. it would not even count on a federal form. you cannot solve the problem you refuse to recognize. senator, i as
of the man that was killed while bravely fighting the gunman. it was not the american dream of the two brothers in the community. their family came to america for the first time for their funeral. and it was not the american dream of the others who were injured in the massacre. he may never fully recover from his malta gunshot wounds. we ate for our loved ones. -- ache for our loved ones. our heads held high. our mother was it about sikh. like all sikhs, she was born to live in a state of high...
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it's not going to a court of law, nobody is held accountable so the charges are made if they're brave enough to make the charges and generally the u.n. exclusives it you've, very rarely are they sent away and dee dee borgay may be -- i can think of two examples in the thousands of rape cases that anyone has been prosecuted. host: why then were the folks at the u.n. and woman at the podium saying they were tough on this stuff? guest: you know what, whenever you do an interview or person at the u.n. you walk away saying they get it, these guys get the problem and they know how to handle it and you think they're on top of it but at the end of the day nothing ever happens, right? in the movie, you hear them say zero tolerance, you know, probably 15 times in the course of the me movie, yet the rapes continue unabated, so the rhetoric in no way matches what the action really is on the ground. host: do you know, can you get through all the different stories and figure out what the u.n. budget is a year? guest: yeah. another thing about the u.n. which is unbelievable, it's meant to represent
it's not going to a court of law, nobody is held accountable so the charges are made if they're brave enough to make the charges and generally the u.n. exclusives it you've, very rarely are they sent away and dee dee borgay may be -- i can think of two examples in the thousands of rape cases that anyone has been prosecuted. host: why then were the folks at the u.n. and woman at the podium saying they were tough on this stuff? guest: you know what, whenever you do an interview or person at the...
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veterans who served this country bravely. soldiers to defend our freedom today. we do not believe that anybody is entitled to success in this country. everybody has to work hard. we do not believe government should not help people who are not helping themselves. that is not the american way. though we do believe an opportunity. we believe in a country where hard work pays off, where responsibility is rewarded, where everybody gets a fair shot. and everybody plays by the same roles. we believe where no matter who you are or what you look like or where you come from, you can make it if you try. that is what i believe. that is why i am running for a second term as president of the united states of america. [applause] now, i have said this before and i will say it again, the path i am offering is not quick or easy. the truth is, we have problems that have been building up for decades. jobs overseas, paychecks shrinking, even when the cost of everything is going up. for the last four years, we have been working to start restoring the basic bargain that says if you wor
veterans who served this country bravely. soldiers to defend our freedom today. we do not believe that anybody is entitled to success in this country. everybody has to work hard. we do not believe government should not help people who are not helping themselves. that is not the american way. though we do believe an opportunity. we believe in a country where hard work pays off, where responsibility is rewarded, where everybody gets a fair shot. and everybody plays by the same roles. we believe...
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sometimes they brave great danger. yesterday four of these extraordinary americans were killed in an attack on our diplomatic post in benghazi. among those killed was our ambassador, chris stevens as well as foreign service officer shawn smith. we are still notifying the families of the others who were killed. and today the american people stand united in holding the families of the four americans in our thoughts and in our prayers. the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. we're working with the government of libya to secure our diplomats. i also directed our administration to increase our security at diplomatic posts around the world. and make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. . since our founding the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others, but there is absolutely no justification to this type of senseless violence
sometimes they brave great danger. yesterday four of these extraordinary americans were killed in an attack on our diplomatic post in benghazi. among those killed was our ambassador, chris stevens as well as foreign service officer shawn smith. we are still notifying the families of the others who were killed. and today the american people stand united in holding the families of the four americans in our thoughts and in our prayers. the united states condemns in the strongest terms this...
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our thoughts and sympathies today are with the families of these brave americans. these attacks remind us of the sacrifices made on a daily basisaway foreign service officers, diplomatic security personnel and our marine security guards. i joi my colleagues in strongly condemning the murder of these innocent americans, and i strongly support employing every available tool at our dissal to ensure t safety of americans overseas and to hunt down those responsible for these attacks. yesterday, we commemorated the anniversary of the attacks of september 11, and today we are reminded that brave americans serve us every day at the risk of their own lives. we honor the americans we lost in libya and we will stand united in our response. among the things we can agree on in washington is that the attacks on the u.s. and its representatives ll be met with resolve and that america's presence and defense of our national interests across the globe will not be deterred by the acts of violent extremists. i yi objection is granted. mr. mccain: mr. president, it's with a heavy heart
our thoughts and sympathies today are with the families of these brave americans. these attacks remind us of the sacrifices made on a daily basisaway foreign service officers, diplomatic security personnel and our marine security guards. i joi my colleagues in strongly condemning the murder of these innocent americans, and i strongly support employing every available tool at our dissal to ensure t safety of americans overseas and to hunt down those responsible for these attacks. yesterday, we...
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a different political system here in europe and i really don't understand when people see this very brave protest, which is a cry for help, and then people talk it down. for example, a member says it you have a neighboring country that puts things on the set of putin, there the european union shows questionable credibility. we should not allow our credibility to be weakened. >> the legal system in russia has deteriorated considerably. we're talking not just about the case of these three women from this rock group, but it is nearing the state in which the legal system has found itself. of course, change is necessary and really need to make it crystal clear that we are aware of what is going on. it is something of which could and should be ashamed. these three women who have been sentenced to three years in prison have already been in detention for six months and we really do need to be thinking whether we should describe this as a crime. if we go back to check history, when it was a communist state, i'm not sure that it would have been such a political misuse of the system. i think we need
a different political system here in europe and i really don't understand when people see this very brave protest, which is a cry for help, and then people talk it down. for example, a member says it you have a neighboring country that puts things on the set of putin, there the european union shows questionable credibility. we should not allow our credibility to be weakened. >> the legal system in russia has deteriorated considerably. we're talking not just about the case of these three...
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too many brave american service men and women have paid with their lives. while candidates talk about the debt our government carries, no one points out that we borrow the billions to pay for this war. we didn't even pay for it. it goes on the credit card. and we have been doing this for over a decade. in this congress we can't spend one additional penny to feed hungry children or create a single job or build a single bridge without finding an offset. yet when it comes to war there are no offsets, no new revenue, just another blank check. something is terribly wrong with this picture. finally, i would remind my colleagues here in the house that we are all responsible for this war. and we are complicit in the silence, lack of debate, and lack of oversight. that is wrong. we owe our service men and women so much better. we owe this country better. end the war and bring our troops home now. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. reyes, for five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelad
too many brave american service men and women have paid with their lives. while candidates talk about the debt our government carries, no one points out that we borrow the billions to pay for this war. we didn't even pay for it. it goes on the credit card. and we have been doing this for over a decade. in this congress we can't spend one additional penny to feed hungry children or create a single job or build a single bridge without finding an offset. yet when it comes to war there are no...
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speaker, may god protect these brave heroes. may the international community demonstrate the solidarity that theyeserve. and, yes, we here in the united states, in this country, must continue to work and do what we can to help them and others achieve their final day of freedom. i yield back, mr. chairman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch, for five minutes. mr. welch: thank you. mr. speaker, the american people are going to make a decision on november 6 about future leadership of this congress and this country. and they do every four years. two fundamental questions, one, who can be in charge of the cash register? who will best manage the economy? the second question is, who will be a firm hand in protecting america's foreign policy interests? if we look at the past two years with this republican-led congress that has accomplished nothing, and in fact done damage, the question on who is best in charge of the cash register is quite clear. the ryan budget
speaker, may god protect these brave heroes. may the international community demonstrate the solidarity that theyeserve. and, yes, we here in the united states, in this country, must continue to work and do what we can to help them and others achieve their final day of freedom. i yield back, mr. chairman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch, for five minutes. mr. welch: thank you. mr. speaker, the american people are...
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we have seen the heavy assault on our post in benghazi bad took lives of those brave men. we have seen rage and violence directed at american embassies over an awful internet video that we had nothing to do it. it is hard for the american people to make sense of that because it is senseless. it is totally unacceptable. the people of egypt, libya, yemen, and tunisia did not trade the tyranny of the dictator for the tyranny of a mob. reasonable people and responsible leaders in these countries need to do everything they can to restore security and hold accountable those behind these violent acts. we will, under the president's leadership, keep taking steps to protect our personnel around the world. there will be more difficult days ahead, but it is important that we do not decide of the fundamental fact that america must keep leading the world. we owe it to those four men to continue the long, hard work of diplomacy. i am enormously proud of the men and women of the state department. i am proud of all those across our government, civilian and military ally, who represented e
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as far as the need for secrecy, i think -- one of the reasons i brave -- i be a green a brav think, again, provided they did not give away tactics and procedures. that is the million dollar question. rick you draw the line between what is harmful. that is something that is tough to answer. >> i have to say as a retired special forces officer, it concerns me that there is -- there are elements in the special operations committee who planned to speak for the entire special operations. and i disassociate myself from those organizations. while i absolutely believe everyone has the right to organize and speak their mind and engaged in the political process, my concern is that some will hijacked special operations and use it for political purposes. i respect everybody who exercise their first amendment rights. i support it. but i would ask that those who speak in the name of special operations to remember that not all formal special operations personnel sign up to the way that they are conducting themselves. >> when you speak, if you could sit your name and affiliation. >> there is no microphon
as far as the need for secrecy, i think -- one of the reasons i brave -- i be a green a brav think, again, provided they did not give away tactics and procedures. that is the million dollar question. rick you draw the line between what is harmful. that is something that is tough to answer. >> i have to say as a retired special forces officer, it concerns me that there is -- there are elements in the special operations committee who planned to speak for the entire special operations. and i...
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of history and now as a lawyer, i recognized it it were not for the efforts of john lewis and many brave pioneers in the civil-rights era, we would not be sitting here today having this discussion. [applause] but as a lawyer and as a student of history, when you ask dr. hill is this a racial as asian -- racialization question, i go back. in 2005, jimmy carter and james baker shared a commission looking at federal election reform. one of the key recommendations each gentleman made was that we must have a federal voter identification card to ensure the integrity of the ballot box in the electoral process. i move forward three years later. in 2008, the supreme court took up this very issue of is it discriminatory to have a voter i.d., does it marginalize people who are less well off and are of color and third, does it meet constitutional muster? >this was a 6-3 decision. this was not a biased court. this was a 6-3 opinion written by the hard-core right winger john paul stevens. what they said was that it was constitutional, it was legal and it was proper for indiana to end to a voter i.d. s
of history and now as a lawyer, i recognized it it were not for the efforts of john lewis and many brave pioneers in the civil-rights era, we would not be sitting here today having this discussion. [applause] but as a lawyer and as a student of history, when you ask dr. hill is this a racial as asian -- racialization question, i go back. in 2005, jimmy carter and james baker shared a commission looking at federal election reform. one of the key recommendations each gentleman made was that we...
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festering along with the other problems in higher education because the place that is supposed to have brave thought does everything by assumption and that is the very thing that it lacks. confront the basic definitions. that is where government and reform starts. thank you. >> ok, i think there is a misconception out there that there is some of some secret stuff going on. and there may be. most of it goes on in private universities because we cannot see what they do. but for any of the big public universities involved, everything they do is available under public information and the newspapers are good at that. stuff i don't have, they can get and give it to me. the n.c.a.a. it provides an extraordinary amount of information to the universities that are a part of their enterprise. it may be that the presidents don't pay attention and maybe they don't watch and maybe they do want to know. there are all kinds of reasons that people don't pay attention to information that is available. but those who want to know where the money is and who is getting paid what and want to know how the instituti
festering along with the other problems in higher education because the place that is supposed to have brave thought does everything by assumption and that is the very thing that it lacks. confront the basic definitions. that is where government and reform starts. thank you. >> ok, i think there is a misconception out there that there is some of some secret stuff going on. and there may be. most of it goes on in private universities because we cannot see what they do. but for any of the...
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from morocco to indonesia there are brave muslims who oppose violence, who desire good relations with the united states, who respect religious freedom, and who risk their lives by preaching tolerance and moderation. we should redouble our efforts to stand with these muslims who seek to protect a great religion from being subverted by extremists. we should not abandon libya because terrorists seek to undermine a government that is making progress towards establishing a democracy and that is joining the fight against terrorism. egypt's democratic revolution is unfinished and much work remains to ensure that its first election is not its last. we should work with egypt's leaders to help build a democracy that respects individual rights, women, and religious freedom, while being clear that we will not tolerate policies that give any ground to terrorists or undermine our security or that of our ally, israel. american assistance is not anonymity and congress expects egypt's new leaders to respect the parameters and conditions of our generous aid. america must not abandon its partners just a
from morocco to indonesia there are brave muslims who oppose violence, who desire good relations with the united states, who respect religious freedom, and who risk their lives by preaching tolerance and moderation. we should redouble our efforts to stand with these muslims who seek to protect a great religion from being subverted by extremists. we should not abandon libya because terrorists seek to undermine a government that is making progress towards establishing a democracy and that is...
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we have seen the heavy assault on our post in benghazi bad took lives of those brave men. we have seen rage and violence directed at american embassies over an awful internet video that we had nothing to do it. it is hard for the american people to make sense of that because it is senseless. it is totally unacceptable. the people of egypt, libya, yemen, and tunisia did not trade the tyranny of the dictator for the tyranny of a mob. reasonable people and responsible leaders in these countries need to do everything they can to restore security and hold accountable those behind these violent acts. we will, under the president's leadership, keep taking steps to protect our personnel around the world. there will be more difficult days ahead, but it is important that we do not decide of the fundamental fact that america must keep leading the world. we owe it to those four men to continue the long, hard work of diplomacy. i am enormously proud of the men and women of the state department. i am proud of all those across our government, civilian and military ally, who represented e
we have seen the heavy assault on our post in benghazi bad took lives of those brave men. we have seen rage and violence directed at american embassies over an awful internet video that we had nothing to do it. it is hard for the american people to make sense of that because it is senseless. it is totally unacceptable. the people of egypt, libya, yemen, and tunisia did not trade the tyranny of the dictator for the tyranny of a mob. reasonable people and responsible leaders in these countries...
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last week i took to this floor to discuss the brave dissidents inside cuba and went on a hunger strike to protest the jailing of one of their own. the end of that hunger strike when the castro dictatorship talked about the pending release of that dissident. this was a victory of the opposition movement inside cuba but there is still much to be done. mr. rivera: the international community must continue to denounce the human rights abuses occurring inside cuba, the lack of civil liberties and democratic rights and continue to support the heroic opposition struggling for a free and democratic cuba inside the island. thank you very much, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. burton: you know, mr. speaker, recently we passed a continuing resolution to take care of funding of the government until next march. and one of the things that conce
last week i took to this floor to discuss the brave dissidents inside cuba and went on a hunger strike to protest the jailing of one of their own. the end of that hunger strike when the castro dictatorship talked about the pending release of that dissident. this was a victory of the opposition movement inside cuba but there is still much to be done. mr. rivera: the international community must continue to denounce the human rights abuses occurring inside cuba, the lack of civil liberties and...